Breakdown of De flesta människor shoppar på nätet idag.
idag
today
på
on / at / for (wait for) / in (believe in)
människan
the human
de flesta
most (countable)
Questions & Answers about De flesta människor shoppar på nätet idag.
Why is it de flesta människor and not de flesta människorna?
In Swedish, "most [noun]" is expressed with de flesta followed by the indefinite plural of the noun. Even though de (the) looks like it should make the noun definite, de flesta acts as a fixed phrase meaning "the majority of". So it is always de flesta människor (most people), never de flesta människorna.
Can I use handlar instead of shoppar here?
Yes! Shoppar is a direct loanword from English and is used mostly for clothes, electronics, and leisure shopping. Handlar is a traditional Swedish word often used for necessities like groceries (handla mat), but it is also very common for general online shopping (handla på nätet). Both are perfectly fine here.
Why do we say på nätet instead of på internet?
På nätet translates literally to "on the net" and is the most common, natural way to say "online" or "on the internet" in everyday Swedish. You can say på internet, but på nätet is much more frequent. Notice it uses the preposition på (on) and the definite noun form nätet (the net).
Could I put idag at the beginning of the sentence?